Ascending ramus for reconstruction of the mandible.
We have developed a technique for an immediate bone graft utilizing the anterior part of the ascending ramus for repair of bone defects resulting from resection. We applied this operative procedure to a case of an extensive ossifying fibroma of the mandible. As a result, the postoperative x-ray examination showed a well-restored shape of the mandible, and the postoperative function was excellent.
D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000637:transplantation*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*